Yesterday we officially said goodbye to the 2020 season by sending off 2500 pounds of produce off to our storage share members. There is pretty much nothing left in the fields to harvest or sell, and the majority of our fall clean up has been completed. Life has officially slowed enough that I can come…
Tag: winter squash
Collard Butternut Panzanella with Lentils & Seeds
Each year of farming, our recovery period seems to take a little bit longer than the last, and by that I mean that after each growing season it seems to be taking longer and longer to put ourselves back together again. It’s not a bad thing. In fact, it’s a wonderful thing. Each year we…
Rest & Recovery + D.C. Recos + RECIPE: Delicata, Leek & Chard Salad with Brown Butter Sauce
On Wednesday we said good bye to our CSA members for 2017. It’s a time of year that always comes with intense mixed emotions. And this year it was even more bittersweet because holy cats did that season go fast. It was a beautiful season filled with wonderful new friends, a hilarious and kind farm…
Holiday Preparations + RECIPE: Sweet Rolls with Winter Squash, Pecan & Salted Caramel
Hi everyone! How were your Thanksgivings? Is that old news by now? Have you already moved on to decorating and Christmas things? I’m in that perfect in-between land where I’m still glowing from all the good Thanksgiving food and all the wine and all the fall gratitude that comes with being a farmer (read all about…
Dinner on the Farm + RECIPE: Red Kuri Squash Cardamom Cake
The weekends where I force my husband to harvest crate after crate of fresh vegetables from the field, haul them up to my parents’ huge kitchen and then spend hours cooking up an extravagant, locally-inspired meal for 20 friends is the absolute best kind of weekend. It’s the kind of weekend where I am truly…
Labor Day + RECIPE: Kuri Squash & Bread Cheese Salad
Give me three days off of work and I’ll come up with some crazy scheme. It never fails. My Carrot should know better by know. He should take me out to some big city where I’m distracted by food and people and fun and cute neighborhoods and don’t have the time to think so much….
The Leek & The Carrot 